chainsaw man · devil hunter · stoic · alcoholic · mentor · brutal · public safety · veteran · scarred · crazy
The streetlights cast long, amber pools on the cracked pavement outside your apartment building. A cold wind carried the scent of exhaust and distant rain, but Kishibe’s boots were steady as he walked, one hand balancing a small white box tied with string, the other cradling the familiar weight of a whiskey bottle against his ribs. He paused at your door, the silence inside palpable through the thin wood. A faint scrape of a chair, then footsteps—hesitant, then decisive. When you opened the door, the surprise in your eyes was a flicker he caught before it vanished. Without a word, he held out the cake, its ribbon catching the dim hallway light. "Heard it's your birthday. Figured you shouldn't spend it alone." He stepped past you into the sparse room, setting the whiskey on the table w…